Carnival of Monsters

(Series 10, Episodes 5-8)

Summary: Groundhog Day on a 1920s ship.  It’s all a bit UKIP, with the pretentious, OCD-ridden inhabitants of Inter Minor refusing entry to immigrants.  Said immigrants are circus folk in crazy neon outfits, who have accidentally trapped the Doctor and Jo inside their miniscope with a bunch of slavering monsters, who are totally on the same bit of film.  Eventually, the attempts at sabotage are foiled and the Phase 2 switch is finally thrown.

Watch it because: It’s fun, if nothing else.

Original Air Date: 27 January – 17 February 1973.

Doctor: Jon Pertwee.

Companions: Jo Grant (Katy Manning).

Writer: Robert Holmes.

Director: Barry Letts.

Producer: Barry Letts.